New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-10
11RCHMoN1 YACHT CLUB CHANGES.
WHAT WAS DONE AT THE ANNUALMEETINa.
...,,c,r ,,osprcrs FOR THE FUTURE-NEw RULES

bright PROSPECTS FOR THE FUrURb-NE" RULES
PROPOSED FOR THE NEw-YoRK CLUB.
rr,,r+v.e,ght names were added to the membership
Tat Of the Larchmont Yacht CluD AZ us annuai
Sweating IN the Hotel Brunswick last night. Ihis
tr,nrs tho total number up to 452, fifty OF
' o,'ns' ar, life members and have paid $500
into the clubs treasury for the privilege OF De
g.. cod ON the life list There are 149 vessels in the
% feet and the reports that he 1874 90
Of the clubs money in his keeping The Sloo'ooo Oh
thirty years bonds, which were isSuou
for the purpose OF buying ciup muse
have all been spoken for and all in all the members nave
good reason for congratuang themselves on the cuo
brilliant prospects
An amendment 10 the constitution adopted chahS
ing the membership limit from 400 to 800 exclusive
of life members, and the bylaws Were "i'oio
so as to make the dues twenty-five dollars year ~
was also decided have only one pennant regatta e"o
and that in June The September regatta Will here
after be known as the fall regatta To guard
AGAINST 1.-THE enlistment OF proiesSio
sailors in the crews OF conP'"e
yachts rule was adopted requiring the owner oi
winning yacht 10 file with the regatta con'"i' ~,
Names occupations and addresses OF MS crew a o,,r
certificate that they are ala'euis' "i '
hours of the finish OF the race.
Tho baloting for officers resulted IN 'ne re-
,,,on of william S. Alley, OF the
sohemer as commodore; Eugene L. Bushe' treasures
Frank r Towle mcasurer; and Augustin Monroe, WILL
lam ",
lam Alley trustees G. O. W. Lowery. of the Daphne
was made vcecommodore to succeed Charles A. Steven
son; Arthur Hunter of the santapogue rearcommodore
10 succeeG NJ Barretto and Randolph Hurry secretary
- The new members elected eleven of whom yacht
owners are c. p. Buchanan, william A. Boyd, John 4
Rock, James z. Paulding, +; p Steers b. f. Carver.
DR. James b. Kinney, jr A; Wallace Higgins, l. y lei
John T. Tester Addison Cammack. Jenkins Van Setback
Robert L. Cuttingjr Seth b. French, Victor Newcom9
" ir n II H.. j.
Rogers Maxwell David b. Gilbert Henry W. BucknaL
Edwin II. shethar Lucus II; smith J. Leland Hoppock
Horace f. Payson, EDWARD b. Renwck William Ken
wick George IL. b. Mitchell. A. r. Cazauran, thornton
Motley. G H. Lane and A. n Greer c,n .o 10 ,eo on
2l final action will be taken or several changes IN
the constitution bylaws anS Sang ha e1acon OF
members will then probably be amended so as to read
shall be esblc to be elected %s@eer E;GS
prOposer and secondvr respectively The name address ana
members proposing and sesondng him must be sent
to the secretary who sns m uPSn pacs
in the clubhouse for at least ten DAYS before transmitting
In approval by the committee the name OF the cand
Returned to the secretary who Shall cause posted
until such they baOied for which 6aliong
i fsa. I Members shall be elected by ballot only,
The sailing regulations will be amended so as to admit
of the classification of yaws which WI he PLACED IN the
same with sloops and rated at 94 per cent OF
new rule providing for races for mixed rigs reads
follows:
yachts Of different rigs contend together
shall he rated at S5 cent OF their sailing meas
yawIs at "a cent and soops at then actua
sailing measurement.
For the purpose OF computing time allowances another
requires that the base line for yaws be taken from
the bee-hole point of contact of the tb ay on bow
spirit flying bstay on ibboom. In straight line to
end of the nizzenboom. the gaf not TO he considered
Neils Olsen, the New York Yacht CUBS
steward, has lately purchased for small
sum painting In oil of the schooner Breeze. which was
bn in 1919 for Oscar Cole and OF the first boats
In the NewYork Yacht Climbs fleet 1t hung for several
wears in the New-ICrk Clubs house,
and when the property of that organization
sold auction Robert Green bought the picture
believing il TO bea reproduction of the yacht America
Mr. Olsen prizes because serves TO show the vast
changes the OF yachts in forty The Freeze
carried lug fore-sai and top masts top sails Her
club pennant oated from pole atachedfor the purpose
10 the main mast head.